Folk Art Pig-Part 13 (title correction)-Photos

I left off at the last blog post showing the armature of the folk art pig with the layer of musculature covered in tape.  (Photo 1).  At that point the muscles looked big and bulging and the torso was too thin.

The pig now needed layers of fat to make it look like a fat healthy pig.  I added some bracing to the sides and back to hold up another layer of basket weaving that would fill out the torso.  (Photo 2 & 3)  Then poster board strips were used to create another layer of basket weave which would flesh out the pig. (Photo 4)  It was not possible to weave in the sections where the braces were so strips were taped across the top of the strips beneath it.  I also used bits of masking tape here and there to keep strips from slipping over one another and creating a bulge.

The folk art pig is starting to become close to its final shape. 

For some reason the blog platform is giving me a hard time about picture placement.  I don't have enough time to work on getting this last photo placed where I want it, so make sure you scroll down far enough to see the picture of the basket weave on the torso of the pig.

Next time:  Developing the chest and rump.